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THE CORNISHMAN AND CORNISH TELEGRAPH THURSDAY APRIL 30 1931.

FATAL ACCIDENT AT HAYLE

FATHER SEES SON KILLED.

While crossing the road opposite his
home; on Tuesday, a 13 year old Hayle
boy; Clifford John Pellow was knocked
down by a car, and received injuries
which proved fatal.

The lad is the son son of Mr. John Glasson Pellow,
who saw his son killed, from a
distance of about 80 yards. The accident
occurred at about ﬁve minutes to
two in the afternoon, on Tuesday.
Clifford Pellow came out of his house
at 2, Mellanear Row, Hayle, and while
crossing the road opposite his home,
was knocked down by a car coming
from the direction of Helston. The
car was driven by Miss Elizabeth Annie
Goodland, of Treven, Hayle.

Mr. Pellow rushed to the scene and
picked up his son, who was immediately
conveyed to St. Michael's Hospital,
Hayle, where he received attention from
Dr. Nethery. He had received a fracture
of the base of the skull however,
and died shortly alter admittance.

THE INQUEST.

A verdict of 'Accidental death',
was returned by the jury, of which Mr.
C. Uren was chosen foreman, when Mr.
Edward Boase (county coroner), held
the inquest on Clifford John Pellow, 13,
of 2 Mellanear Row, St. Erth. on Wednesday
afternoon.

The jury exonerated the driver of the
car, Mrs. Elizabeth Annie Goodland,
from all blame.

Mr. Eric Thomas (Penzance) represented
the driver of the car, and Supt.
Matthews (Camborne) of the County
Police, was also present.

John Glasson Pellow, of 2. Mellanear
Row, St. Erth, father of deceased, gave
evidence of identification, and said his
son was as delicate youth. Deceased had
never been to school. When the accident
happened, witness was in Tolroy
Road about 2 o'clock, and saw the car
approaching from the direction of Helston.
The car appeared to be travelling
at a fast pace, but witness was unable
to estimate the speed. He did not see
his son on the road, but when the boy
was knocked down he ran across the
road, picked him up, and carried him
indoors. The car, however, proceeded a
long way down the road, but the lady
returned, and went for Dr. Nethery.
When witness picked the boy up he was
still living, and bleeding from the nose,
mouth, and ears. Deceased was taken
to the Downes Hospital in the St. Ives
ambulance, and died there about three
hours after the accident occurred. Witness
was had often warned the boy about
crossing the road to the telegraph pole
where he used to listen to the sounds
in the pole.

Nora Helen Pellow, sister of the deceased
of 2, Mellanear Row, a domestic servant,
stated there was a good deal of traffic
on that road, but it was considered safe
for the boy to go on the road. At the
time of the accident witness was standing
above the Tolroy Cross roads, and
saw the car pass her, at a rate, she
considered 'pretty fast'. She was
walking in the same direction as the
car was going, and deceased was standing
in the water table some distance
from the road. Witness did not see the
car strike the boy, but she saw him fall,
and her father and mother run to the
scene of the accident. The driver of the
car came back, and went for the doctor.

By Mr. Thomas; The boy often went
across the road to listen to the noise in
the telegraph pole.

By Supt. Matthews; When he saw her
brother she thought he was going to recross
the road to the house, and witness
thought he was walking when the car
struck him. The car was travelling at
the same rate as most cars went down
the road.

Arthur Hosking, of 14, Foundry Hill,
Hayle, a retired first class petty officer,
said he heard grinding brakes at a car,
and the lady got out of the car, saying,
"I could not help it; I tried to avoid
the accident." He saw the boy picked
up. Witness did not hear the horn of
the car blown.

Mrs. Elizabeth Annie Goodland, the
driver of the car, of Treven Farm, St. Erth,
stated she was proceeding to Hayle
from Treven at 25 m.p.h. At the crossroads
there was a lorry, and, thinking
it might go back, she slowed down to 20
m.p.h. After passing the lorry, she
blew her horn, and got in on her own
side. When 30 yards from the cottages,
the boy came out, and started to cross
the road throwing his hands about. He
crossed the road, and when he got to
the hedge he turned around again to
recross the road. Although witness
repeatedly blew her horn, the boy took
no notice whatever. When she saw the
deceased took no notice, she applied
her brakes, and the grinding of the
brakes must have attracted his attention
and he spun back into the middle
of the road again. Witness felt a
bump, and if she was not ﬂabbergasted
she would have been able to pull up
before.

By Mr. Eric Thomas: She drove a
9 h.p. Standard car, and had been driving
ﬁve years and had a clean sheet.
If she had not been ﬂabbergasted, she
would have stopped before.

Sergt. Mallett (Hayle) said he received
information of the accident from Mr.
Pellow, the father of this deceased. He
immediately went to the scene of the
accident, and 80 yards on the Hayle side
of the Tolroy cross roads, immediately
opposite Mellanear Row, he saw two
patches of fresh blood. One patch was
ﬁve inches from the hedge opposite the
row of houses, and measured four feet
six inches by three feet. The other
patch was in the centre of the road, and
measured three feet by one foot. The
total width of the metalled part of
the road where the blood was discovered
was 24 feet: and the total width
of the road, including the gutter on
each side was 27 feet 6 inches. There
were no skid marks or track marks of
the car visible. A cross in the hedge,
which was pointed out by the witness,
Mr. Hosking, as the place where the
car stopped after the collision, was
measured and found to be 259 feet from
the patch of blood nearest the hedge.

Dr. Nethery said that the boy died
from a fractured base if the skull.

The jury, the coroner, and Mr.
Thomas, personally, and on behalf of
Mrs. Goodland expressed their sympathy
with the relatives in their bereavement.